Mozart
"makes babies smarter"
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Baby
listening to music. Photo: Joe Klamar
The
study published by the University of Vienna debunks the so-called Mozart
effect.
Listening
to Mozart in the early years, does not result in children smarter, it claimed a
study.
The
report published by the University of Vienna in Austria, said that debunks the
belief in the so-called Mozart effect -whereby thought that babies under three
pieces that the composer would hear more developed their intellectual
capacities.
"I
recommend everyone listen to Mozart, but with the expectation that it will
improve their cognitive abilities not going to comply," writes researcher
Jakob Pietsching, the Institute for Basic Research in Psychology at the site
University.
In
1993, American psychologist Rauscher French in the journal Nature published a
study that claimed to hear sonatas for Two Pianos in D Major by Mozart, had
effects on improving spatial reasoning skills of children.
Falls
a myth
The
Viennese psychologists reviewed 39 studies on the subject and made 3,000 people
heard the musical piece. However, they found no significant changes in their
cognitive abilities.
"Overall,
there is little evidence of improved performance, specifically caused by the
Mozart effect," says the study's presentation.
The
results were published in the journal Intelligence.
The
so-called Mozart effect generated a great response worldwide. In 1998 in the
United States CDs with the part to new mothers they were given away. And the
work of the Austrian composer achieved record sales.
However,
it also generated controversy. In 1999 another American psychologist failed to
show any effect on IQ as a result of listening to classical music. In addition
he was included in the book "50 great myths of popular psychology"
Professor Scott Lilienfeld.
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